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When the Last Sword Is Drawn (壬生義士伝, Mibu Gishi Den) is a 2002 Japanese movie directed by Yōjirō Takita loosely based on real historical events. When the Last Sword Is Drawn won the Best Film award at the 2004 Japanese Academy Awards, as well as the prizes for Best Actor (Kiichi Nakai) and Best Supporting Actor (Kōichi Satō). It received a further eight nominations.
Original Release
01/18/2003
US Release
01/18/2003
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kiichi Nakai | Kanichiro Yoshimura |
| Kôichi Satô | Hajime Saitô / Hajime Saito |
| Yui Natsukawa | Shizu / Mitsu |
| Takehiro Murata | Chiaki Ono |
| Miki Nakatani | Nui |
| Yûji Miyake | Jiroemon Ohno / Jiroemon Ono |
| Masayoshi Haneda | |
| Yoshinori Hiruma | Shinpachi Nagakura |
| Keisuke Horibe | Yasunoshin Shinohara |
| Atsushi Itô | Young Chiaki Ono |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kiichi Nakai | Kanichiro Yoshimura |
| Kôichi Satô | Hajime Saitô / Hajime Saito |
| Yui Natsukawa | Shizu / Mitsu |
| Takehiro Murata | Chiaki Ono |
| Miki Nakatani | Nui |
| Yûji Miyake | Jiroemon Ohno / Jiroemon Ono |
| Masayoshi Haneda | |
| Yoshinori Hiruma | Shinpachi Nagakura |
| Keisuke Horibe | Yasunoshin Shinohara |
| Atsushi Itô | Young Chiaki Ono |
| Hideaki Itô | Yoshinobu Tokugawa |
| Ryo Kase | Shûhei Kondô |
| Momo Nakayama | Young Mitsu Yoshimura |
| Eugene Nomura | Hijikata Toshizō / Toshizô Hijikata |
| Masato Sakai | Okita Soji / Sôji Okita |
| Sansei Shiomi | Isami Kondô |
| Kôji Tsukamoto | Sonoyama |
| Sora Tôma | Kaichirô Yoshimura |
| Dai Watanabe | |
| Tatsuo Yamada | Sasuke |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nozomi Enoki | Producer |
| Hideji Miyajima | Producer |
